The Constellations - Couverture souple

Cunningham, Kevin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 087580683X ISBN 13 : 9780875806839

Editeur : Northern Illinois University Press, 2012

Synopsis

It's 1974 in DeKalb County, Illinois and the planets have failed to align for Roy Conlon. Widowed and broke, his eight-year-old son Eric is suddenly a mystery to him. The boy has become aware of a sky awhirl with stars and of the universe outside his small-Midwestern town. And as powerful forces pull Eric away, Roy's efforts to hold onto his son are threatened by weakness, guilt, and his participation in a foolish crime.

Enter The Constellations, a novel of the diverging paths of a father and his son, and how each copes with the loss of the woman whose love and guidance held them together. Roy and Eric's parallel journeys take them through a landscape populated by long shot players and kitchen sink philosophers, by ruthless thieves and fierce protectors. A compelling novel of small town America in the shadow of Vietnam and Watergate, Cunningham's spare prose and deftly drawn heroes complete a portrait of our country reminiscent of Mark Richard and Jim Shepard. Scarred, divided, and damaged, his characters represent all of our false promises and failed dreams.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Kevin Cunningham lives and works in Wilmette, Illinois.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Northern Illinois University Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 087580683X
• ISBN 13: 9780875806839
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 220
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• Personne responsable: non disponible